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Q4 30:49

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

Q4 29:44

Courageous Swan Luke Parker is your player of the game. The former Dandenong Stingray had 31 disposals, 11 marks (four contested), 743 metres gained, five tackles, three clearances and kicked five goals.

Q4 29:18

GOALSwans (Tom Mitchell)

Q4 27:39

GOALCats (Cory Gregson)

Q4 25:47

GOALSwans (Luke Parker)

Q4 24:04

Sydney have kicked 8.8 to Geelong's 1.4 since halftime.

Q4 23:36

GOALSwans (Tom Mitchell)

Q4 22:36

BEHINDSwans (Luke Parker)

Q4 16:08

GOALSwans (Gary Rohan)

Q4 16:08

Sydney have kicked the last four goals of the game. Geelong's last goal was a Steve Johnson major at 25:28 in the third quarter. This is also their only goal in the second half.

Q4 12:37

BEHINDSwans (Lewis Jetta)

Q4 12:00

The head to head match up between Lance Franklin and Tom Lonergan is tipping toward the Swan's favour. Franklin has eclipsed the 20 disposal barrier on way to kicking 4.5. Lonergan has just the eight disposals and one spoil.

Q4 10:27

Marks inside forward 50Sydney 16 Geelong 8

Q4 10:15

GOALSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q4 08:12

After Mark Blicavs' inside 50 at the 0:14 mark of this quarter, Sydney have had the last six inside 50s. Sydney's lead of 17 points is now the biggest in the match.

Q4 08:02

GOALSwans (Jarrad McVeigh)

Q4 08:02

Sydney Swans InterchangeDean Towers was substituted into the game for Jake Lloyd.

Q4 06:17

BEHINDSwans (Ben McGlynn)

Q4 04:35

GOALSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q4 03:42

Geelong have a 3128 advantage in clearances. This defies the numbers leading into the game where Geelong were 18th in the league with just 32.2 per game. The best in the league is their opponent for tonight, Sydney with 45.2 per game.

Q4 00:38

BEHINDCats (Josh Walker)

Q4 00:02

Are a relatively quiet start to the game, first year phenom Cory Gregson (Geelong) is beginning to have an impact. Whilst he's only had 10 disposals, seven marks and kicked one goal, his 20 pressure acts lead the Cats.

Q4 00:00

Q4 is now underway.

Q3 29:14

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Q3 27:52

BEHINDCats (Steven Motlop)

Q3 25:28

GOALCats (Steve Johnson)

Q3 25:06

Josh Kennedy (16.7 per game) and Joel Selwood (14.7 per game) are third and seventh respectively for contested possessions in the AFL. Tonight they lead their teams with ten each.

Q3 24:33

BEHINDCats (Darcy Lang)

Q3 23:14

Sydney are 1.3 from set shots in the third quarter. In the first half they kicked 7.2.

Q3 22:00

BEHINDSwans (Josh P. Kennedy)

Q3 20:11

BEHINDSwans (Adam Goodes)

Q3 19:16

Taking out their three rushed behinds, all of Geelong' scores (9.5) have come from shots on goal between 15 and 50 metres. Geelong are 4.0 on shots from 4050 metres.

Q3 17:57

Geelong Cats InterchangeSam Blease was substituted into the game for Mitch Duncan.

Q3 17:57

Scores from markSydney 7.2 Geelong 2.2

Q3 17:00

BEHINDSwans (Rushed)

Q3 14:53

Geelong Cats InterchangeMitch Duncan off due to an injury.

Q3 11:41

The Swans have a 73 advantage for inside 50s this quarter for a return of 3.2.

Q3 11:09

GOALSwans (Luke Parker)

Q3 10:00

GOALSwans (Kurt Tippett)

Q3 07:40

Canadian Mike Pyke (Sydney) is third in the league averaging 34.2 hitouts per game. Early in the third quarter he looks destined to surpass his average with 27 so far. His high for this season is 59 versus the Western Bulldogs.

Q3 06:07

Geelong Cats InterchangeMitch Duncan off due to an injury.

Q3 06:01

BEHINDSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q3 05:16

BEHINDSwans (Sam Reid)

Q3 03:03

BEHINDCats (Rushed)

Q3 02:00

There have been just three running bounces in the first half, Mitch Duncan (two) and Lewis Jetta (one). This is no surprise as Geelong are 13th in the league averaging 5.7 per game and Sydney are 17th with just 4.5 per game.

Q3 00:19

GOALSwans (Kieren Jack)

Q3 00:13

Although he is leading the Swans with 16 disposals, Josh Kennedy influence around stoppages has been stymied by the Cats. Up to half time he only has two clearances, which is tracking well below his average of 8.7 per game (third in AFL).

Q3 00:00

Q3 is now underway.

Q2 33:32

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Q2 29:48

GOALCats (Cory Gregson)

Q2 27:09

GOALSwans (Luke Parker)

Q2 26:58

Geelong have a 147 inside 50 advantage this quarter. Subsequently Geelong have had the ball in their forward half for 62.7 per cent of time in this quarter.

Q2 23:38

GOALCats (Steven Motlop)

Q2 22:03

GOALSwans (Adam Goodes)

Q2 19:54

Sydney have had ten scoring shots (for 6.4). This has been spread between four players (Franklin 2.4, Parker 2.0, Mitchell and Kennedy 1.0). Geelong on the other hand have had 12 scoring shots (for 7.5) allocated across 10 players with two rushed behinds.

Geelong have kicked three of the past four goals, had four of the last five clearances and the last five inside 50s.

Q2 12:39

BEHINDCats (Rushed)

Q2 10:34

GOALCats (Darcy Lang)

Q2 07:35

BEHINDCats (Joel Selwood)

Q2 06:30

GOALSwans (Luke Parker)

Q2 06:20

Mitch Duncan (Geelong) is continuing his incandescent form of late leading all Cats with 11 disposals. He also has four contested possessions, three inside 50s and a clearance.

Q2 03:26

Three of Geelong's six goals have come from either a free kick (2) or 50 metre penalty. Sydney have only one behind from this avenue.

Q2 03:19

GOALCats (Jackson Thurlow)

Q2 01:03

GOALCats (Joel Selwood)

Q2 00:03

After one quarter of football Sydney have just 11 tackles in total and project to finish the game well under their average of 76.7 tackles per game. Their lowest tackle total for the year was a Round 4 loss to Fremantle (57).

Q2 00:00

Q2 is now underway.

Q1 30:52

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Q1 29:53

GOALSwans (Tom Mitchell)

Q1 28:23

BEHINDCats (Shane Kersten)

Q1 26:49

BEHINDCats (Shane Kersten)

Q1 24:34

BEHINDSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q1 24:28

Nick Smith (Sydney) is usually very reliable deep in defence but tonight he has looked a little shaky down back. Two of Geelong's four goals have been a result of a Smith turnover.

Q1 23:00

GOALCats (Steve Johnson)

Q1 21:16

Mark Blicavs (Geelong) has the ability to impact the game in various ways. So far this evening he has three hitouts, three disposals, three tackles, one clearance and a goal.

Q1 20:47

GOALCats (Steven Motlop)

Q1 19:32

BEHINDSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q1 15:47

GOALSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q1 15:31

Sydney are second in the league in contested possessions averaging 145.5 per game. Tonight, they hold a significant advantage in uncontested possessions leading 4318. For the record they have a 23-18 advantage in contested possessions.

Q1 14:10

GOALCats (Cameron Guthrie)

Q1 12:33

BEHINDSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q1 12:03

BEHINDCats (Mitch Clark)

Q1 10:59

Geelong had the first five inside 50s for the game. Sydney have countered with the last five, with Josh Kennedy converting their last entry for a goal to give Sydney their first lead of the game.

Q1 10:13

GOALSwans (Josh P. Kennedy)

Q1 07:45

Jake Lloyd (Sydney) has been lively early on leading all players in disposals with five. He also has a clearance, rebound 50, inside 50 and score assist.

Q1 07:07

GOALSwans (Luke Parker)

Q1 05:57

BEHINDCats (Rushed)

Q1 03:26

GOALCats (Mark Blicavs)

Q1 03:00

In the first three minutes of the game there has already been eight throw ins/ball ups. Sydney lead the league with 83.2 throw in/ball ups per game. Geelong are 16th in this statistic, averaging just 61.8 per game.

Q1 00:00

Q1 is now underway.

Q0 00:00

Sydney will be looking to play their contested brand of football based around stoppages. The Swans lead the league in hitouts (53.3 per game), clearances (45.2) and tackles (76.7). Geelong are ranked 18th, 18th and ninth respectively in these categories.

Q0 00:-20

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection. Tippers choice is currently Swans 85.4% and Cats 14.6%.

"In some ways we've got a lot to look forward too given the way we played in the first half. The whole competition knows they're a pretty good team, and I thought it was a pretty good contest for most of the night," Scott said.

"The scoreboard blew out a little bit and we're clearly disappointed with that, and we need to play better to compete with the best sides, but it's not all doom and gloom."

Both teams managed four goals apiece in the opening term but none of them came easy, as a combination of poor skills and opposition pressure made scoring difficult.

Swans midfielder Ben McGlynn enjoyed a running battle with Cats skipper Joel Selwood early in the match. The pair were involved in several incidents off the ball as McGlynn kept Selwood to just two possessions by quarter-time.

The Cats skipped to a 14-point lead with three of the first four goals of the second quarter, two of those resulting from 50-metre penalties.

Lance Franklin was again wasteful with 2.4 for the half, but Parker kicked two goals for the term and had three by half-time as Geelong clung to a nine-point advantage at the main break.

A major in the first 20 seconds to Kieren Jack was one of three in a row for the Swans to start the third quarter, but another costly miss by Franklin, plus another by Kennedy, kept the Cats within reach.